A Multicultural Picnic was very well written. I liked how the author incorporated foreign words. It also has value in its multicultural celebration.

This is an excellent book for all the children and "some" of the adults out there. The world is getting more multicultural each day and everyone has to get used to this. Learning about other cultures and appreciating differences should start from the early ages. We need more books like this. Excellent subject.

A Multicultural Picnic by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos is Book Three in the Little Polygot Adventures. This series is so delightful for language learners and lovers. This book shows the importance of learning about other peoples culture and language. It has a bright and fun illustration style.

A Multicultural Picnic by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos is a wonderful story full of different cultures, languages and cuisines. The story follows brother and sister Dylan and Isabella, who are of Ukranian and Portuguese decent, their friend Emma who is of South African decent and their newly found friend Lee, who is originally from China. Dylan, Isabella and Emma are having a lovely picnic in the park with their families when Lee and his friends spot them and decide to be mean to Dylan, Isabella and Emma because they are speaking different languages, eating different food and wearing different clothes than what they believe is normal. A short while later, Lee's friends are actually mean and horrible to him by pushing him in a muddy puddle and laughing at him instead of helping him. Even though Lee was mean to Dylan, Isabella and Emma, they still help him get cleaned up and even invite him to join their picnic. This is when Lee tells Dylan, Isabella and Emma all about his Chinese heritage and even begins to teach them some words in Mandarin!

This is a lovely, wholesome story that encourages acceptance and shows you that not everyone is how they seem on the outside. Dylan, Isabella, Emma and Lee show us just how amazing it is to be different.

I absolutely loved the different cultures and languages explored in this book! You not only read a lovely story, you learn new words from different languages too! There are footnotes at the bottom of each page explaining what the new word means and even a barcode scanner that can be used as well! This would definitely be a hit for the kids!

Another aspect of this book that I absolutely adored is the beautiful illustrations! Each time I finished a page, I could not wait to see what illustrations were on the next!

This is such a lovely book and I would highly recommend to anyone! I will definitely be purchasing this series of books in the future and for friends and family!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book to read and give my own, honest opinion.

This was a cute little story to help teach kids about cultural differences and how to be a good person. My family is multicultural and my daughter loved the book. It has a great message and I'll definitely be recommending it to friends. The only thing is, I wish there was a pronunciation guide for the words in other languages, because even though the translation was provided, I had to skip over them or say it in English because I had no clue how to pronounce the words.

A Multicultural Picnic was a wonderful read and me, my nephew and my niece thoroughly enjoyed reading. We especially enjoyed that our own heritage (Ukrainian) was featured and they loved seeing the pictures of the traditional wear that they don every Ukrainian Christmas. Another fun feature is the ability to open the link to hear the correct pronunciation of the words of other languages.

Highly recommend for all children!

This book is the third in a series, and although I hadn’t read the first two, I enjoyed this one. There are many different cultures and languages presented in this story, I think it would be especially grew in a classroom with a lot of diversity; maybe students would be able to relate to a character or country they can relate to or recognize,

Thank you, author and the Publisher, for the copy.

This one is a fun, colourful read.

I find the multicultural background of the kids interesting.

The artstyle is basic and well done.

Would love to read more in this series.

This book was easy to read and one my family enjoyed.

Pros:

- The pictures are vibrant, well-drawn, and interested my kids.
- This book tackles big subjects (bullying and racial discrimination) in kid-friendly and understandable ways.
- The words in other languages are done in other colors and really pop on the page which prompted a great conversation with my kids.

Cons:

- The flow could be better.
- Some of the dialog feels a little choppy. For example, "His T-Shirt is beautiful and handmade. It's not something you can buy in a cheap store. And he can speak more languages than any of us, which is really cool. Please, leave us alone."
-The transition from bullying to a chicken being missing was abrupt and seemed out of place.